Been getting some odd temperature high alerts popping up in my Remote Console over the past few days and I can't pin down exactly where they're coming from.
Running a Multiplus-II 5000 with a...
Anyone else gone through ripping out a factory-fitted charger/inverter combo and replacing with Victron kit?
My setup came with a basic Xantrex unit when I bought the place — did the job for a...
Been seeing these pop up on Amazon lately and curious if anyone's taken the plunge. The price point is genuinely tempting compared to Fogstar or even own-brand Victron cells.
From what I can tell...
Had a couple of those generic PWM units years back — one lasted about 18 months, the other fried itself mid-winter which was not ideal when you're relying on the setup.
Swapped to a Victron MPPT...
@MPPT_Fan ha, tempting fate with that one! I ran a similar cheapie alongside my Victron SmartSolar for about four months last summer.
Had this exact issue on my narrowboat setup last year. Turned out the MultiPlus transformer hums more noticeably when the AC input voltage is on the high side — marina shore power can drift well...
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Running exactly this setup in my Sprinter — Victron Orion-Tr Smart 30A alongside an old VSR I never bothered pulling out.
Honestly the VSR does...
Seen this exact thing with my setup. The MultiPlus has dynamic cutoff enabled by default — it raises the low voltage threshold under heavy load to protect against voltage sag tripping the...
@MoorRoger is right that you get used to it, but the thing that actually caught me off guard switching my shepherd's hut setup over was the charging profile difference.
@TID_Electric the Orion-Tr Smart is genuinely the get-out-of-jail card for UK touring. I've got 400W on my roof now and still rely on the B2B on proper grey days — solar alone just isn't reliable...
@Taffy62 worth checking your scheduled charging settings in ESS — easy one to miss. If you've got a time window set to charge from grid (maybe leftover from setting up an overnight Economy 7...
@GoldenMechanic had one of these for about 8 months now in my shed setup. Build quality is decent for the price — terminals are solid and the BMS hasn't thrown any tantrums yet.
Main gripe is the...
Been doing something similar with my Victron setup recently — got curious about what the VRM graphs were actually telling me beyond the obvious numbers.
Started logging daily snapshots of voltage...
Just finished swapping out an older inverter-charger for a Victron Multiplus-II 48/3000 and wanted to share a few thoughts for anyone doing similar.
The integration with the SmartSolar MPPT via...
@LesCrane that 2am point is real — had a Victron MPPT throw a fault last winter and debugging it in a cramped van vs my static would've been a completely different experience.
